OREANDA-NEWS One third of Russian oil production is accounted for by low-sulfur oil, that is, the purest, oil workers extract it in the traditional regions of Western Siberia and in relatively new ones in the East, Kirill Shashkin, project manager of the oil and gas consulting department at the Fuel and Energy Complex Analytical Center, told RIA Novosti.

According to Shashkin, in Russia, 32% of oil production is accounted for by low-sulfur grades, 49% by sulfur grades, and 19% by high-sulfur grades. The data is for the end of 2024.